Proverbs 22:10

New English Translation

Drive out the scorner and contention will leave; strife and insults will cease.

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Now one of the sons of Joiada son of Eliashib the high priest was a son-in-law of Sanballat the Horonite. So I banished him from my sight.

I will destroy anyone who slanders his neighbor in secret. I will not tolerate anyone who has a cocky demeanor and an arrogant attitude.

The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging.

A proud and arrogant person, whose name is “Scoffer,” acts with overbearing pride.

If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. If he refuses to listen to the church, treat him like a Gentile or a tax collector.

But God will judge those outside. Remove the evil person from among you.

When the Israelites saw that Abimelech was dead, they went home.